Global Health Center Archives - John T. Milliken Department of Medicine

Global Health Spotlight: Collaborator’s study to advance care retention in patients living with HIV in Zambia (Links to an external site)

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Aaloke Mody, MD, in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine is a collaborator with both the Global Health Center and the Center for Dissemination and Implementation at the Institute for Public Health. With his training in HIV, infectious diseases and epidemiologic methods, he is passionate about delivering high […]

Center co-Director collaborates with university & Nigerian partners to curb hypertension (Links to an external site)

May 31, 2023May 30, 2023

One of the largest health burdens in Nigeria is hypertension. According to the Global Burden of Disease, hypertension combined with other cardiovascular disease, affects more than 70 million people in Nigeria. Co-Director of the Global Health Center, Mark Huffman, MD, MPH, and a research team at Washington University in St. Louis, are collaborating with University of […]

Global Health Center – now co-funded by Department of Medicine

April 11, 2023April 12, 2023

The Global Health Center at Washington University is nowco-funded by the Institute for Public Health along with the Department of Medicine which can help support, sustain and complement one another. In today’s interconnected world, a disease threat anywhere is a disease threat everywhere. Through research, education and partnership, the center advances health equity in low-resource settings around […]

SPOTLIGHT: Faculty Scholar works domestically and globally toward a cure for HIV (Links to an external site)

March 21, 2023April 10, 2023

George Kyei is a physician scientist who is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. His research centers on finding a cure for HIV. He is the principal investigator of the HIV Cure Research Infrastructure Study, based at the University of Ghana, which trains African scientists in HIV research and treatment. While also serving as […]

Women in Global Health-Midwest Chapter event highlights ‘initiatives for gender equity in global health’ (Links to an external site)

March 16, 2023April 10, 2023

Written by Kate Gershwin, graduate research assistant, Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and MPH candidate, Brown School; and Katie Crowder, administrative coordinator, Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis

9th Annual Global Health Conference to convene local/national global health experts, faculty, students (Links to an external site)

February 22, 2023April 10, 2023

The March 30-31 Global Health Conference promises a world of information and interactive discussion with national and international global health experts. “Global Health at Washington University: Here and Next” begins at 8:30 a.m. each day on the Danforth (March 30) and Medical Campus (March 31). Just a few of the compelling topics presented at the two-day event […]